9 Food Names You’ve Been Pronouncing Wrong This Whole Time

When it comes to boasting your knowledge of food, mispronouncing the name of your favourite dish is probably the biggest embarrassment you could face. Here’s a handy list for your reference so that you’ll never get them wrong again.

1) Tortilla

The word tortilla, which in Spanish means “small torta”, or “small cake”.

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Pronounced as [tawr-tee-yah]

2) Filet Mignon

Filet Mignon is French for “tender fillet” or “dainty fillet”.

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Pronounced as [fee-le mee-nyawn]

3) Sorbet

Sorbet is a frozen dessert made from sweetened water with flavouring (typically fruit juice or fruit purée, wine, and/or liqueur, and very rarely honey). Sorbet is often confused with Italian ice cream and often taken to be the same as sherbet.

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Pronounced as [sawr-be]

4) Escargot

Escargot is French for snails. It is usually served as starter.

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Pronounced as [es-kahr-goh]

5) Acai berries

Acai berries, is a type of fruit also known as Acai Palm.

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Pronounced as [ah-sah-ee]

6) Bruschetta

Bruschetta is an Italian starter dish consisting of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with olive oil and salt.

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Pronounced as [broo-sket-tah]

7) Cognac

Cognac, named after the town of Cognac in France, is a variety of brandy.

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Pronounced as [kaw-nyak]

8) Paella

Paella is a rice dish originated from Spain.

Pronounced as [pah-e-lyah]

9) Foie Gras

Foie Gras is French for fat liver. It is a luxury food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened.